DL Coach Update: Texas Has Found Their Man (Thurs 11:02 AM)

7 hours ago, T Bonilla said:

From his interviews it seems like he’s a perfect fit for how Sark wants to run his program. His dad was a high school football coach so it’s in his blood, he cares about building relationships (person 1st, player 2nd), he’s worked his way up the ranks fairly quickly, he’s big on culture and having young men on the team who are the right fit, he concentrates on teaching fundamentals and ensuring consistency. Only time will tell but every word he speaks sounds like he’s meant to be in burnt orange (Sark 2.0). Congrats and can’t wait to see how he elevates our culture and player production on the field.

All of this, plus the guy seems incredibly likable and relatable. Should help him on the recruiting trail..  

The way I see it Sark got the heads up or knows much more about this man than we do. We should trust in Sark he hasn’t let us down so far. Do they all work out absolutely not. With that said I don’t see the need for a melt down. We made it to the CFP for the first time and the Big 12 championship since 2009. So we should trust the system instead of fret over it just because we did not make a splash with a big name. 

Never heard of this dude but I’m gonna pretend it’s an awesome hire to keep the buzz going. 

3 takeaways from this hire.

1. Sark has a much better pulse on the program & the coaching staff as a whole. He is going to make a hire based on certain traits he wants in his coaches, which has worked with almost every hire he’s made.

2. Being from the NFL, Baker is bringing at least somewhat of a development pedigree to the table. The improved stats across the DL for each individual Dolphins player is probably a pretty good indicator of this.

3. He’s not really a proven recruiter but the traits are there. I love Bo Davis, especially as a developer of talent. But the DL position group is the only one, outside of TE (certainly not an indictment on Banks considering how many prospects he’s involved with each cycle), that hasn’t landed a consensus 5 star prospect since Sark’s been the head coach. Baker has the traits to be a tremendous recruiter & you gotta believe in Sark’s vision when it comes to accumulating talent on the roster.

I’ll continue to believe in Sark until I’m given a reason not to, Hook ‘em.

6 minutes ago, goattalk100 said:

3 takeaways from this hire.

1. Sark has a much better pulse on the program & the coaching staff as a whole. He is going to make a hire based on certain traits he wants in his coaches, which has worked with almost every hire he’s made.

2. Being from the NFL, Baker is bringing at least somewhat of a development pedigree to the table. The improved stats across the DL for each individual Dolphins player is probably a pretty good indicator of this.

3. He’s not really a proven recruiter but the traits are there. I love Bo Davis, especially as a developer of talent. But the DL position group is the only one, outside of TE (certainly not an indictment on Banks considering how many prospects he’s involved with each cycle), that hasn’t landed a consensus 5 star prospect since Sark’s been the head coach. Baker has the traits to be a tremendous recruiter & you gotta believe in Sark’s vision when it comes to accumulating talent on the roster.

I’ll continue to believe in Sark until I’m given a reason not to, Hook ‘em.

My thoughts exactly. Bo was a great coach, but not much of a recruiter. Let’s give Coach Baker a shot.

17 hours ago, BurntOrangeHorn said:

JWhitt issued an ultimatum when Sarkisian was hired that he was gone if Coleman or Drayton were not retained. I think Roschon said the same about Drayton and Bijan might have transferred out if Drayton was not retained.

With all on Sarkisian's plate at the time, it was easier just retaining those two coaches and putting out brush fires.  Also Coleman had the résumé to have done much better than he did.

Well said, and I believe Sark made the right decision at that time.